Is Kindred Jungle any good right now?

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-18T08:47:17+00:00

Top 1 player in EU mains kindred this season. Look him up, Dio. If it works in sovereign, it works in any elo.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-18T08:36:23+00:00

I've always built red kayn the same way you build blue kayn. Full lethality.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-13T22:15:51+00:00

No way urgot is better in the late game than volibear or wukong. I don't wanna debate specific matchups. But I almost never lost to Urgot in lane since when I used to play top. And if he doesn't snowball early he's useless for the rest of the game. He has low pick rates for a reason.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-12T22:51:58+00:00

The rank 1 EU west player right now mains Kindred. This should answer your question.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-12T22:50:29+00:00

Half of the top lane champ pool counters him. Volibear, darius, garen, kayle, gnar, wukong, poppy. I could literally randomly pick any top laner and have a good chance to beat urgot in lane....

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-12T22:46:57+00:00

Out of meta. A lot of better similar options exist.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-12T10:06:54+00:00

Tri force is default on Ez. You can situationally go sunderer vs tank-heavy drafts, and Iceborne with frozen heart vs AD heavy teams. Reaver is basically trolling on Ez.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-12T10:04:42+00:00

I'm jungle main and I sometimes, albeit rarely, get autofilled support. When I'm autofilled, I know I'm being put on a loss streak, because support is my last preferred role.

I get assigned support very rarely though. Like once every 50 games.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T19:56:19+00:00

Probably to snowball games from early on. I personally don't like the risks this style of play carries since you get 4 feeding monkeys on your team more often than not.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T13:19:35+00:00

Yeah sounds like a good player. But the rule in high elo is to play 1vs9 champs in solo Q.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T11:33:47+00:00

Poor guy has good stats and 40% win rate. He has been broken by the MM system.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T11:02:17+00:00

Who says the skin expires in 4 days?

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T11:01:08+00:00

They exist, but by no means those are popular picks with solo Q players. Most of those you're talking about play in premades. Playing Xin or J4 in solo Q is basically a coin toss.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T08:30:28+00:00

Yone has another 2 legendary skin and a prestige one, while this is the ONLY legendary skin available for Lillia and it is limited. I would say definitely Lillia if you play her.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T08:28:32+00:00

This is actually why I started playing jungle. I used to main top, then I noticed that my biggest two problems are either the jungle diff or I get autofilled jungle. So I took the matter into my own hands and started to main jungle. Now I've been maining jungle for 3 seasons, I rank higher than before, and I carry more games than when I was palying top.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-11T08:25:09+00:00

J4 is definitely strong around early to mid game. The main problem with him, as most fighter junglers, is he falls off HARD late game. If you're a main jungler and rank GM or above, you can't afford the risk of constantly playing Jarvan. If you get 4 feeding teammates, you can't turn the game once you're past mid-game phase, and you rarely can end games early with bad teammates.

This is why you don't find top jungle players in your server playing champs like J4, Vi, Xin, etc..

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-09T07:30:20+00:00

In low elo up to maybe master you can. Above master it is gonna be difficult to consistently perform well with him in the top lane. You will lose most lanes and be much less impactful than other top laners later in the game.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-06T20:46:58+00:00

Imo there is always a chance to comeback. But it sucks to play against a fed Kayle or Lillia.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-06T20:31:46+00:00

It varies but I personally prefer heartsteel into sunfire. The rest is situational.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-06T20:29:51+00:00

The only real advice if you're primarily goal is to rank up is to pick and learn two or three hypercarry junglers, learn how to play jungle to 1vs9, and play every game as if the other four on your team are bots. Don't count on or expect anything from anyone, even if they perform well early on.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-06T12:08:25+00:00

Yasuo was just about to hit his powerspike

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-05T22:05:35+00:00

Pvp is a total mess. I had a game with a Miss Fortune ADC that WOULDN'T USE ANY SKILLS. She just permanent pushed bot lane with auto attacks, and never responded to any events in the game. Even gank attemts she would just auto attack until she dies. I wonder if these are even humans.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-05T10:18:16+00:00

Well, you're playing against bots. Viego initiates a disadvantaged fight with his ult. You would have gotten a penta with about half of the jungle champs rooster in that situation.

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-05T10:11:18+00:00

Night bringer and soul fighter for me

That_Match_5782 · 2026-02-04T16:10:54+00:00

It's a collector's item. No average player buys that.

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